Does anyone like bands with female singers? I know a lot of people don't like bands with female singers, but don't mind females in the band.
I don't want to limit it to Visual Kei, though. There are some good punk bands like Bleach and Midori. And some good experimental stuff like Afrirampo. I tend to like Yuki (ex-Judy and Mary) a bit too even though she's kinda pop music now instead of ...pop-rock.
There's also stuff like exist+trace, hybrid-zombies, kilhi+ice, kokyoku sumire, inugami circus-dan, and ALI project in the visual stuff that I enjoy.
Some people have problems with the voices, (Kana, Mary Rue, or Kokyoku sumire for example). And there's the stereotypical high-pitched Japanese voice people are scared of. Sometimes it's true, but sometimes the vocals can be pretty dynamic or interesting like with Inugami Circus-dan. A lot of the female bands seem to be more unique too...I dunno like I haven't heard any bands that are like Bleach with all males or like Afrirampo.
What's your opinion? You like/dislike girl groups?
actually since the beginning of my liking j-music I've always preferred female vocals to male ones...in fact at first i hated Japanese male vocals xD i admit there are alot of bad ones ie. kana and then of course the typical female jpop singing voice but there are also terrible male vocalist too ...i really don't see the big deal or why one would discriminate between male or female voices...i know before when i didn't like jp male voices it was because i was new and still hadn't heard one that i really liked but once i did i kinda felt stupid for feeling the way i did to begin with =/
Ooo I love female singers! Taia and exist†trace are my favorites, but I also like Area51, Yousei Teikoku (one of those high-pitch voices, that I normally can't stand, but it goes nicely with the music), BAAL, Aya Kamiki, OLIVIA inspi REIRA, and a couple songs from Ali Project. Onmyouza is so-so but the guy singer bothers me after a while and I like some songs from [13], only whats-her-face's voice starts to get on my nerves after a while too.
Quote from: fangy89 on July 15, 2007, 12:22:25 AM
Aya Kamiki
hehe you're one of the first people I've seen list her in their favorites I like her a lot too ^^
let's see my favorites are : Do As Infinity (duh), the brilliant green, midnightpumpkin, midori, babamania, bleach, dazzle vision, OLIVIA, ikimono gakari, kaela kimura, nirgilis, noodles, afriranpo, pistol valve, Shaka Labbits, fra-foa, spangle call lillie line, tornado tatsumaki, yui (some songs the second album pwns the first which i didn't like very much), ZWEI, daner gang, taia, head phones president, tokyo jihen, and of course more =]
Quote from: Do As Eternity 6 on July 15, 2007, 12:35:20 AM
Quote from: fangy89 on July 15, 2007, 12:22:25 AM
Aya Kamiki
hehe you're one of the first people I've seen list her in their favorites I like her a lot too ^^
let's see my favorites are : Do As Infinity (duh), the brilliant green, midnightpumpkin, midori, babamania, bleach, dazzle vision, OLIVIA, ikimono gakari, kaela kimura, nirgilis, noodles, afriranpo, pistol valve, Shaka Labbits, fra-foa, spangle call lillie line, tornado tatsumaki, yui (some songs the second album pwns the first which i didn't like very much), ZWEI, daner gang, taia, head phones president, tokyo jihen, and of course more =]
Haha! And you're the first person I've seen who likes OLIVIA XD
AHHH omg I forgot about Zwei! And I was obsessed with them for the longest time! And Headphones President! Jeez...shame on me...-_-
have you heard the latest zwei single, me loves it *goes to listen to it* ^^ they are so awesome. and yes shame on you for forgetting the awesomeness that is anza xD
hehe well now alot of people are into olivia from her NANA stuffs but she's one of the first singers i heard way back when, i think back when i was more active on tokyo-nights ~ she has some really awesome songs *still listens to spiderSpins regularly*
Quote from: fangy89 on July 15, 2007, 12:44:47 AM
Quote from: Do As Eternity 6 on July 15, 2007, 12:35:20 AM
Quote from: fangy89 on July 15, 2007, 12:22:25 AM
Aya Kamiki
hehe you're one of the first people I've seen list her in their favorites I like her a lot too ^^
let's see my favorites are : Do As Infinity (duh), the brilliant green, midnightpumpkin, midori, babamania, bleach, dazzle vision, OLIVIA, ikimono gakari, kaela kimura, nirgilis, noodles, afriranpo, pistol valve, Shaka Labbits, fra-foa, spangle call lillie line, tornado tatsumaki, yui (some songs the second album pwns the first which i didn't like very much), ZWEI, daner gang, taia, head phones president, tokyo jihen, and of course more =]
Haha! And you're the first person I've seen who likes OLIVIA XD
AHHH omg I forgot about Zwei! And I was obsessed with them for the longest time! And Headphones President! Jeez...shame on me...-_-
I love OLIVIA. Not as much as ACO or Tsuchiya Anna , but yes.
I don't care for female vocals in bands , unless it's pop/rock. Metal female vocals are not for me , they just don't convey anger that well.... ( minus Headphones president which is like a female version of Jonathan Davis ).
oh ACO is good ^^ i think i still like OLIVIA better but ACO is very good..i could never get into Tsuchiya Anna though =/
Quote from: Do As Eternity 6 on July 15, 2007, 12:49:03 AM
have you heard the latest zwei single, me loves it *goes to listen to it* ^^ they are so awesome. and yes shame on you for forgetting the awesomeness that is anza xD
O_O they have a new single?! What the fooooooosh? Why do I not have it?!
wait well it's been out for a little bit so you may actually have it ...the latest one is the 1+1=2 single...have it? if not i will upload for thee
Derr... I totally forget about stuff like Olivia, Spangle Call Lillie Line, Dazzle Vision, Lucifer Luscious Violenoue, Zwei, Tsuchiya Anna, Taia, Head Phones President, Pistol Valva, noodles, and Shakalabbits. I'm lame.
Oh well.
At any rate, I'm really not a big fan of Onmyouza, I like some of their music, but it doesn't do anything special for me.
Olivia was one of the first J-rock groups I ever found. She holds a special place in my heart. My dad really likes Olivia too.
I like some nana kitade too.
Has anyone heard of UNDER17? I hear that they have a really really really annoying voice.
Quote from: Do As Eternity 6 on July 15, 2007, 01:06:37 AM
wait well it's been out for a little bit so you may actually have it ...the latest one is the 1+1=2 single...have it? if not i will upload for thee
Nuuuu...I do not gots it. So yush, please do upload! That would be super duper awesome of you! ;D
Quote from: Alice the Sister on July 15, 2007, 01:16:49 AM
Has anyone heard of UNDER17? I hear that they have a really really really annoying voice.
Haha...wth? With a name like that, would it be correct to assume that it sounds like someone being raped? Perhaps with a screwdriver?
nope never heard of UNDER17 ....is her voice better or worst then the chick from every little thing *who i used to like in the beginning but then really started to hate xD * EDIT- just read fangy's comment, geez you love to pollute my mind don't you =] and yea i shall uploads*
nana kitade = hate for me xD when i first heard the clip from the song on full metal alchemist i kinda liked it ...then i d/l'd the full song and her voice made me want to kill myself >.< since i've tried to listen to her album but i just can't hmmm...
Onmyouza is okay ...i admit i'm not head over heels for them anymorez but at one time i really really liked them
Hm, I like Youjeen's older solo stuff, Dazzle Vision and Anemone in particular.... Area51 is fine too. Similar to Taia.
But since that topic is here.... I recently made a list of female-fronted vk/angura/related bands in my Last.fm jornal (http://www.last.fm/user/Champ213/journal/2007/06/25/459629/) recently, if somebody wants to check it out or add anything.
Quote from: Champ213 on July 15, 2007, 02:08:27 AM
Hm, I like Youjeen's older solo stuff, Dazzle Vision and Anemone in particular.... Area51 is fine too. Similar to Taia.
But since that topic is here.... I recently made a list of female-fronted vk/angura/related bands in my Last.fm jornal (http://www.last.fm/user/Champ213/journal/2007/06/25/459629/) recently, if somebody wants to check it out or add anything.
*gasp* You wouldn't happen to have that Renaissance single, would you? O_O
As a matter of fact I have and it's pretty good. I know it has been requested before but I have more than one request waiting in line and I'ven been kinda busy/lazy recently (depending on how you look at it.) I'll upload it eventually though.
Quote from: Champ213 on July 15, 2007, 02:38:05 AM
As a matter of fact I have and it's pretty good. I know it has been requested before but I have more than one request waiting in line and I'ven been kinda busy/lazy recently (depending on how you look at it.) I'll upload it eventually though.
Yay! Just knowing that you have it and will eventually upload it makes me one very happy starfish! :D
lol is that the band with the girl who looks insanely like gackt's clone?
and omgz i forgots youjeen she's great (and in cherry filter too)<3 and i just realized high and mighty color too, i haven't listened to those guys in awhile jeez but all this talk about female fronted bands and what not i went a searching on teh ipod and listened to gou on progressive again... i forgot how much i love that album xD don't they have like a new single coming out in august?
Wow, I totally forgot about Inugami Circus-dan!!
Now, I want their stuff D:
Personally, I don't mind them if they're actually singing and not making my ears bleed.
Like the singer to Cherry Filter; she simply amazes me.
But the singer to PINK☆PANDA really bothers me just like 大塚愛.
lol i like pink panda and ai otsuka xD ai otsuka actually has a really nice voice but i'm not so into her cutesy cutesy voice i like her ballady type songs like cherish and kingyo hanabi where she actually sings ...also her live at live earth was really good i even found myself liking the cutesy stuff xD if we wants to leave the rock band territory for a sec i don't like female singers like ayumi and kumi who do thatthing with their voice i know their was a term for that kind of singing but i forget it now since it's been a long time since i had a serious jpop disscusion... but the only person i think i like who sings kinda like that is yuri from M.O.V.E.
浜崎あゆみ REALLYYYY bothers me.
大塚愛 does too, ever since Tokyo Friends, haha.
Like her new single PEACH. Just no. I really wish she could go an octave lower.
椎名林檎 doesn't bother me, though.
I was just thinking about that.
I've pretty much always loved female vocals in any music(Nightwish was the first band I ever really got into). So pretty much anything except for the generic high-pitched Japanese girl(UNDER17 lols) I like. Recently, my favorites are onmyouza, solfege, Renaissance, danger gang, exist trace, area51, taia and AMADEUS(well.. one of their 2 vocalists is female.. so that sorta counts).
Quote from: fangy89 on July 15, 2007, 02:40:12 AM
Yay! Just knowing that you have it and will eventually upload it makes me one very happy starfish! :D
Well, check DD section. ;)
Quote from: ipetcats on July 15, 2007, 03:42:01 AM
浜崎あゆみ REALLYYYY bothers me.
大塚愛 does too, ever since Tokyo Friends, haha.
Like her new single PEACH. Just no. I really wish she could go an octave lower.
椎名林檎 doesn't bother me, though.
I was just thinking about that.
oh i haven't heard peach o.O i haven't really been keeping up with her newness i'm pretty much stuck listening to LOVE COOK =/
and hehe shiina ringo has a very strange voice but i like it too ...actually to be honest though i'm not that into her solo work...i only really listen to her in tokyo jihen...i'm not sure why that is though but i could never get into her solo stuff as much as TJ
and i won't even start on the ways i dislike ayumi hamasaki though because it may involve a lot of bad words >.< she is only second to gackt on the hate -o- meter =_= and that is strong ...very strong
Quote from: Do As Eternity 6 on July 15, 2007, 04:07:38 AM
and i won't even start on the ways i dislike ayumi hamasaki though because it may involve a lot of bad words >.< she is only second to gackt on the hate -o- meter =_= and that is strong ...very strong
Well slap me on the butt and call me Batman...I do believe we have the same hate-o-meter o_o
lmfao well i wouldn't be surprised ;D *slaps* (oh that felt naughty)
Quote from: Do As Eternity 6 on July 15, 2007, 04:15:19 AM
lmfao well i wouldn't be surprised ;D *slaps* (oh that felt naughty)
*giggle* Will...will you be the Robin to my Batman? *gets down on one knee* O_O
lol holy gee whiz batman you'd make me the happiest boy in tights ever *this is getting scary* o.O
Quoteoh i haven't heard peach o.O i haven't really been keeping up with her newness i'm pretty much stuck listening to LOVE COOK =/
I only know because of the Japanese Version of Hana Kimi being released, haha.
I'm a sucker for that Manga D:
ALTHOUGH THE ENDING SUCKED.
浜崎あゆみ looks like a baby Alien D:
Anyone else agree??
Sucked in cheeks, huge eyes?
Quote from: Do As Eternity 6 on July 15, 2007, 04:22:35 AM
lol holy gee whiz batman you'd make me the happiest boy in tights ever *this is getting scary* o.O
Haha...sorry...evilaya12 is at ConnectiCon and so there's no one to distract me from my stupid. Oops...I forgot this was the serious discussion forum...my bad. Come, Robin! Let us frolic elsewhere! *pelvic thrusts away*
off topic: loves hana kimi too ~ one of my favs but i have been holding off on the ending for awhile been taking my time with that one *doesn't want it to end*
back on: omgz please don't get me started =_= *remembers the first time she saw her* nightmares, not that i had to see her to hate her though...she just had to sing...and it's a shame cuz i like the beats of some of her songs ...like i will only listen to the instrumental of alterna and the only song i can stand with her singing on it is the WALL 5 remix of will ...which has her voice basically vocoded and not as noticeably sucky
QuoteHaha...sorry...evilaya12 is at ConnectiCon and so there's no one to distract me from my stupid. Oops...I forgot this was the serious discussion forum...my bad. Come, Robin! Let us frolic elsewhere! *pelvic thrusts away*
lolz it's okay your stupid is entertaining xD but it is indeed te serious music disscussion we can randomize threads elsewherez *joins in the thrusting away*
I have to admit that I have a big preferance for male vocals versus female ones; no matter what language it is. But that usually depends on the genre. Pop; it doesn't really matter to me. But something about rock music; I really like male singers. I know it's stereotypical to think only males can pull off rock; and I don't really think that. Maybe I just haven't heard enough female rock vocalists. The ones out there that I know of; I don't really like.
I also definitely prefer male vocals for most types of music. For me, sometimes I can overlook a really generic or mediocre male vocalist if the music is awesome or catchy enough, but females have to have something special to get my money. For me, the generic female voices have to go only with disposable pop music for me to enjoy it every once in a while. (Like H!P... I like some of that stuff. :-X)
But like the singer in Jinn is pretty good, I like her. I don't really like all of their songs, but I dig her voice. Um, Shiina Ringo of course, ACO somewhat, can't really think of any non-pop others. I like Koda Kumi's voice, her music lately has been pretty much crap, though. Emyli is good, too (except those hot pants in her latest video were not hot). So I guess most of the female voices I like are in pop. Except the other night I downloaded a video by Superfly & that woman has a really nice voice.
And to ramble a bit more, I like when the female is backing or not used very often, like in Base Ball Bear and Maximum the Hormone.
QuoteAnd to ramble a bit more, I like when the female is backing or not used very often, like in Base Ball Bear and Maximum the Hormone.
Me too! She has a beautiful voice, I think.
Too bad she doesn't sing more often.
Quote from: ipetcats on July 15, 2007, 04:24:36 AM
Quoteoh i haven't heard peach o.O i haven't really been keeping up with her newness i'm pretty much stuck listening to LOVE COOK =/
I only know because of the Japanese Version of Hana Kimi being released, haha.
I'm a sucker for that Manga D:
ALTHOUGH THE ENDING SUCKED.
浜崎あゆみ looks like a baby Alien D:
Anyone else agree??
Sucked in cheeks, huge eyes?
Gah , that's one of the J-dramas I'm watching atm. I like the Taiwan version better , but Maki's acting is getting somewhat respectable as Mizuki ( Still thinks Oguri Shun is *not* Sano. ) =/
*Off-topic*
^I hate the Japanese version D:
I understand why they wanted to rearrange everything, but it's just so bad, you know?
Quote from: ipetcats on July 15, 2007, 03:41:54 PM
^I hate the Japanese version D:
I understand why they wanted to rearrange everything, but it's just so bad, you know?
Finally someone who doesn't like the JP version. Well at any rate , The TW second season starts airing later this year. =>
Quote from: 마왕 on July 15, 2007, 06:06:24 PM
Quote from: ipetcats on July 15, 2007, 03:41:54 PM
^I hate the Japanese version D:
I understand why they wanted to rearrange everything, but it's just so bad, you know?
Finally someone who doesn't like the JP version. Well at any rate , The TW second season starts airing later this year. =>
omg! Really?
I heard that they were making a second season, but this makes me happyyyy.
Thanks!
Quote from: ipetcats on July 15, 2007, 06:48:27 PM
Quote from: 마왕 on July 15, 2007, 06:06:24 PM
Quote from: ipetcats on July 15, 2007, 03:41:54 PM
^I hate the Japanese version D:
I understand why they wanted to rearrange everything, but it's just so bad, you know?
Finally someone who doesn't like the JP version. Well at any rate , The TW second season starts airing later this year. =>
omg! Really?
I heard that they were making a second season, but this makes me happyyyy.
Thanks!
* Title: 花樣少年少女 2 / Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu 2
* Also known as: Hanazakarino Kimitachihe 2 / Hana Kimi 2
* Genre: Romance, Comedy
* Broadcast network: CTS / GTV
* Broadcast period: End of 2007/Beginning Of 2008
* Related show: Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu
:3
Quote from: 마왕 on July 15, 2007, 07:43:30 PM
Quote from: ipetcats on July 15, 2007, 06:48:27 PM
Quote from: 마왕 on July 15, 2007, 06:06:24 PM
Quote from: ipetcats on July 15, 2007, 03:41:54 PM
^I hate the Japanese version D:
I understand why they wanted to rearrange everything, but it's just so bad, you know?
Finally someone who doesn't like the JP version. Well at any rate , The TW second season starts airing later this year. =>
omg! Really?
I heard that they were making a second season, but this makes me happyyyy.
Thanks!
* Title: 花樣少年少女 2 / Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu 2
* Also known as: Hanazakarino Kimitachihe 2 / Hana Kimi 2
* Genre: Romance, Comedy
* Broadcast network: CTS / GTV
* Broadcast period: End of 2007/Beginning Of 2008
* Related show: Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu
:3
Oh fuck yes >:D
Quote from: PrismSub7 on July 15, 2007, 09:28:22 PM
OT:You know what would really be unique, a mixed gender VK band :P *can't name 1*
I can name dozens. Mostly female vocalists and the rest males, which isn't really that uncommon (check the list I posted above - I guess more than half of the bands belong to that category).
But Necrocircus for example had - I think - 3 girls and one guy, and kanuak had a female guitarist and the rest men. I'm sure there are others.
Quote from: Champ213 on July 15, 2007, 09:34:57 PM
Quote from: PrismSub7 on July 15, 2007, 09:28:22 PM
OT:You know what would really be unique, a mixed gender VK band :P *can't name 1*
I can name dozens. Mostly female vocalists and the rest males, which isn't really that uncommon (check the list I posted above - I guess more than half of the bands belong to that category).
But Necrocircus for example had - I think - 3 girls and one guy, and kanuak had a female guitarist and the rest men. I'm sure there are others.
Yeah, but how many bands of those type that aren't complete failures?
*cough cough* would champ happen to have stuffs by this necrocircus *cough cough*
yea i guess i don't really have anything else to add... except i would like to see more mixed vk bands ...yup yup that would be cool... it's a shame they don't get as much exposure
There are plenty of mix age , gender , country vk bands. o//o
Quote from: Do As Eternity 6 on July 15, 2007, 11:13:52 PM
*cough cough* would champ happen to have stuffs by this necrocircus *cough cough*
Champ would. Their "Rotten to the Core" single is pretty worthwhile. I'll put it up someday.
hehe well that would make eternity very happy... she shall wait patiently...
Quote from: Tsunetako on July 15, 2007, 11:07:07 PM
Yeah, but how many bands of those type that aren't complete failures?
Onmyouza isn't even close to a failure and they are a mixed gender band(female singer, rest are male). Same thing with Inugami Circus Dan.
Doesn't Pleur have a female member? That's actually not the singer? IIRC she's the drummer.
I love Pleur. <3
And Maximum the Hormone has a female drummer/vocalist too, even though they're not VK.
and number girl ...they had a female guitarist *dances*
Quote from: Seraneth on July 16, 2007, 10:47:06 PM
And Maximum the Hormone has a female drummer/vocalist too, even though they're not VK.
Good thing this thread is about female bands, not VK bands.
;)
Pleur and Maximum the Hormone are pretty cool too, IMO.
Quote from: baka_neko on July 16, 2007, 01:44:19 AM
Quote from: Tsunetako on July 15, 2007, 11:07:07 PM
Yeah, but how many bands of those type that aren't complete failures?
Onmyouza isn't even close to a failure and they are a mixed gender band(female singer, rest are male). Same thing with Inugami Circus Dan.
Don't forget Taia and Seraphim (not jap but eh :P)
Quote from: klavierbarrette on July 16, 2007, 10:35:04 PM
Doesn't Pleur have a female member? That's actually not the singer? IIRC she's the drummer.
I love Pleur. <3
yes, Kyon, she was the drummer and did the vocals only in 1 song, "gomen ne noble"
she was also support drummer for da'vid/shito:aL
Chatmonchy is one female band that stands out in my opinion. The band's first full-length album "Mininari" was better than I expected.
Quote from: klavierbarrette on July 16, 2007, 10:35:04 PM
Doesn't Pleur have a female member? That's actually not the singer? IIRC she's the drummer.
I love Pleur. <3
Yeah, Pleur have a female drummer named
Kyon.
And I like this band too~
Here's a pic taken from Last.fm:
(http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/243026.jpg)
Aw.. She was adorable.
Too bad she's probably like an office lady now..
yeah she retired from music.
rumours in 2ch says she married a guy from TOKYO YANKEES. (remember this is a rumour, not a fact)
all I can say is that in the pleur mini-album booklet TOKYO YANKEES appear on the "special thanks" (and so do many other bands like Deg, Janne da arc, Raphael, etc, etc,etc)
Aphasia is also a pretty cool band =)
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p306/charlesbixnood/1191019832474.jpg)
that makes me laugh every time i see it ves.
and its sad cause i'm a girl.
About Pleur, Kyon sings on "gomen ne noble" in their mini album called "la premieré porte". Before to be in David shito al, she was in female bands, トラッシュ and MARY★RUE
Wow shows how much I pay attention. I have music from all those bands, and I didn't even know that. XD
See guys, this is what happens when you don't give too much information when you upload stuff! :)
to me it doesnt matter whether there female in a band as vocalists or others as long as they can churn out good music than thats good........among the great bands with females in it, in my opinion are Do As Infinity (still the best in my opinion),gallhammer ,freenote,high and mighty color..............